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Roko's Basilisk meme resurfaces, mocking AI enthusiasts

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A social media post references Roko's Basilisk, a thought experiment from around 2010 involving tech enthusiasts who believed that those who knew about artificial superintelligence (ASI) and did not help bring it about would be punished. The author humorously questions if anyone has recently faced strange, sci-fi-like attacks for being against AI, suggesting a mocking tone towards the original proponents of the idea. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post referencing an old internet meme and expressing a dismissive opinion about a group of tech enthusiasts, with no new factual information or development.

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Roko's Basilisk meme resurfaces, mocking AI enthusiasts

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I just had a flashback to an old # meme : # RokosBasilisk If you don't know what that is (ignorance is bliss here so stop reading if you don't want to feel the

    I just had a flashback to an old # meme : # RokosBasilisk If you don't know what that is (ignorance is bliss here so stop reading if you don't want to feel the cringe): Some sweaty druggie # techbros around 2010 said: anyone who knew # ASI (artificial superintelligence) was comin…

    LINKS en.wikipedia.org/…/Roko%27s_basilisk

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